Tag Archives: Earthquake

Les Cayes, Haiti | Xinhua | The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 2,189, the Caribbean island’s Civil Protection Agency reported on Wednesday. The 7.2-magnitude quake also left more than 12,000 people injured, the agency tweeted, adding that rescue operations are still underway. …

Les Cayes, Haiti | Xinhua | The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island’s Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday. The 7.2-magnitude quake also left more than 9,900 people injured, the agency said via Twitter, adding that rescue operations continue …

Les Cayes, Haiti | Xinhua | The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,419, authorities announced on Monday. The 7.2-magnitude quake also left at least 6,900 people injured and destroyed over 37,000 homes, according to the country’s civil protection agency. The agency said …

Santo Domingo | Xinhua | The death toll from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti has rose to 1,297, and the number of injured has climbed to at least 5,700, overwhelming hospitals in severely hit areas. The miserable situation in the Caribbean nation, already mired in the COVID-19 pandemic and …

Mexico city, Haiti | Xinhua | The death toll has risen to 724 in a strong earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday morning, the nation’s civil protection authorities said in a statement on Sunday. “The death toll of the earthquake rose at the start of the day on Aug. 15 to …

Istanbul, Turkey | XINHUA |   The death toll in a strong earthquake that hit Turkey’s western province of Izmir increased to 25, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Turkey (AFAD) said on Saturday. In a written statement, the AFAD announced that a total of 804 people were wounded at …

Port-au-Prince, Haiti | AFP |  Ten years ago, Herlande Mitile was left disabled by the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti. Today, she uses a wheelchair jury-rigged with a piece of string, which means she cannot go far. Result: she is trapped in her village outside Port-au-Prince. It was meant to be …

Sydney, Australia | AFP | A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the New Britain island of Papua New Guinea on Friday, US seismologists said, but a tsunami threat from the tremor was over. The quake struck at 5:25 pm local time (2125 GMT) about 162 kilometres from the New Britain town …

Sydney, Australia | AFP | At least 67 people were killed by an earthquake that devastated Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands last week, the Red Cross said Monday, with thousands more homeless and without food and clean water. The recovery effort has been slow as aid workers grapple with blocked …

Sydney, Australia | AFP | A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early Monday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake’s epicentre was around 90 kilometres (55 miles) south of Porgera in Enga province, according to USGS, and hit at a depth of 35 kilometres. USGS said …